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Conor McGregor training for his rematch against Nate Diaz

Get a humorous inside look of how Conor McGregor is training for his rematch with Nate Diaz!

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July 13, 2016 · 2 min read
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In March 2016 at UFC 196 Nate Diaz shocked the mixed martial arts world by choking out featherweight champion Conor McGregor at 4:12 of round two. Coming in on late notice as a heavy underdog the crowd in the arena were left stunned, although Nate made it very clear he was not surprised at all.

With their rematch finally scheduled for UFC 202, many of the fans have are speculating how the Notorious one will perform after tasting defeat for the first time inside of the UFC. Was his loss simply because of his over confidence, was it the extra weight, a lack of jiujitsu skill or perhaps he spent too much of training camp training ‘touch butt in the park’.

Whatever the case may be the team at Fight Studios have released an animated tale of what they think is happening inside the McGregor camp leading up to his main event rematch in August against Diaz.

Follow the Notorious on his hilarious journey to perfect his martial arts, seeking help from the likes of Mike Tyson, Royce Gracie and other martial arts greats so he can realize his goal of defeating his arch nemesis from the 209.

Conor Anthony McGregor(born 14 July 1988) is an Irish professional mixed martial artist who is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Throughout his career, he has competed as a featherweight, lightweight and welterweight. McGregor is the current UFC Featherweight Champion.

In 2008, McGregor started his mixed martial arts (MMA) career and, in 2012, he won both the Cage Warriors Featherweight and Lightweight Championships, holding both titles concurrently before vacating them to sign with the UFC. In 2015, McGregor became the first Irish-born UFC champion after he defeated José Aldo for the featherweight championship, at UFC 194, via knockout after thirteen seconds in the first round. This was the fastest victory in UFC title fight history. [source : wiki]

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